Re: Before declaring Bochs is dead ...

Xinyang Ge <[email protected]> Fri, 8 Jul 2022 12:18:02 -0700
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Totally.  Any open-source project would require the whole community effort
to make it live long and prosper, and I think moving Bochs to git/github
would encourage more people to contribute (especially nowadays).  Let me
know how I can help with the efforts.

Xinyang

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 11:03 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> >Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in
> both academia and industry.  If there's a way we can keep it going, please
> don't let it die.
>
> You are the ones who could keep it from doing.
> Bochs can't survive on just 2 contributors which also have families, work
> and other projects to care.
> We would try to do our best but it can't continue alone.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:05 PM Xinyang Ge <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Stanislav,
>>
>> There is a github repo which has its commit history in sync with the SVN
>> repo: https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn.  Can we use it as a
>> starting point for svn>>git transition or maybe even contact the owner of
>> that github repo for help?
>>
>> Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in
>> both academia and industry.  If there's a way we can keep it going, please
>> don't let it die.
>>
>> Xinyang
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 8:48 AM Stanislav Shwartsman <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ho Folks.
>>>
>>> Seems like I left alone. Tried to write Volker and he didn't respond for
>>> 10 days :(
>>>
>>> Before declaring Bochs officially dead I would like to modernize it a
>>> bit by moving to newer tools and trying to invite new contributors. I
>>> personally like git as new Bochs version control system and especially like
>>> github and its code review interface.
>>>
>>> But I am not a master in doing svn>>git transitions.
>>>
>>> In the other side I saw some of you already did it before and have
>>> necessary experience.
>>>
>>> Can someone volunteer to have a Zoom/Teams session for the svn>>git
>>> transition?
>>> I hope it won't take forever and as result we should get git repository
>>> for Bochs on Sourceforge (seems like they have it) or may be preferable,
>>> already in github.
>>>
>>> Anyone ?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Stanislav
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> bochs-developers mailing list
>>> [email protected]
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bochs-developers
>>>
>>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Totally.=C2=A0 Any open-source project would require the w=
hole community effort to make it live long and prosper, and I think moving =
Bochs to git/github would encourage more people to contribute (especially n=
owadays).=C2=A0 Let me know how I can help with the efforts.<div><br></div>=
<div>Xinyang</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 11:03 AM Stanislav Shwartsman &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi=
,<div><br></div><div>&gt;Bochs is one of the highest-fidelity PC emulators =
and is widely used in both academia and industry.=C2=A0 If there&#39;s a wa=
y we can keep it going, please don&#39;t let it die.<br></div><div><br></di=
v><div>You are the ones who could keep it from doing.</div><div>Bochs can&#=
39;t survive on just 2 contributors which also have families, work and othe=
r projects to care.</div><div>We would try to do our best but it can&#39;t =
continue alone.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:05 PM Xinyang =
Ge &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">aegiryy@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Stanislav,<div><br></div><div>Ther=
e is a github repo which has its commit history in sync with the SVN repo:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://github.com/countingpine/bochs-svn</a>.=C2=A0 Can we use it as a =
starting point for svn&gt;&gt;git transition or maybe even contact the owne=
r of that github repo for help?</div><div><br></div><div>Bochs is one of th=
e highest-fidelity PC emulators and is widely used in both academia and ind=
ustry.=C2=A0 If there&#39;s a way we can keep it going, please don&#39;t le=
t it die.</div><div><br></div><div>Xinyang</div><div><br></div><div><br></d=
iv></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 8:48 AM Stanislav Shwartsman &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Ho Folks.<br><br>Seems like I left alone. Tried to write Volker and h=
e didn&#39;t respond for 10 days :(<br><br>Before declaring Bochs officiall=
y dead I would like to modernize it a bit by moving to newer tools and tryi=
ng to invite new contributors. I personally like git as new Bochs version c=
ontrol system and especially like github and its code review interface.<br>=
<br>But I am not a master in doing svn&gt;&gt;git transitions. <br><br>In t=
he other side I saw some of you already did it before and have necessary ex=
perience.<br><br>Can someone volunteer to have a Zoom/Teams session for the=
 svn&gt;&gt;git transition?<br>I hope it won&#39;t take forever and as resu=
lt we should get git repository for Bochs on Sourceforge (seems like they h=
ave it) or may be preferable, already in github.<br><br>Anyone ?<br><br>Tha=
nks,<br>Stanislav<br></div>
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